Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Eritrea
Eritrea: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper was 46.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Eritrea, 1994–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 46.2% for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in 2022.
That represents a change of down 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Eritrea peaked at 53.9% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 41.5%, in 2000.
That places Eritrea 21st out of 175 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 53.9% | — |
| 1995 | 49.7% | -7.7% |
| 1997 | 46.2% | -7.0% |
| 1999 | 44.0% | -4.8% |
| 2000 | 41.5% | -5.8% |
| 2001 | 46.0% | +10.8% |
| 2002 | 48.6% | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 47.5% | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 52.6% | +10.6% |
| 2005 | 51.4% | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 52.1% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 52.6% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 52.9% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 53.1% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 52.3% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 53.2% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 53.7% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 51.4% | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 51.1% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 53.0% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 50.9% | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 49.0% | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 46.2% | -5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.4% | 44.0% | 53.9% | 4 |
| 2000s | 49.8% | 41.5% | 53.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.8% | 49.0% | 53.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 46.2% | 46.2% | 46.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 18 Lao People's Democratic Republic 49.1% compare
- 19 Mauritania 49.1% compare
- 20 Honduras 48.8% compare
- 22 Mozambique 45.6% compare
- 23 Liberia 44.7% compare
- 24 Papua New Guinea 42.6% compare
More education data for Eritrea
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9,725 (2022)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 23,881 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 28,835 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 26,792 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 266,829 (2022)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 398,090 (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.7908 % change on previous year (2018)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1168 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Eritrea?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Eritrea was 46.2% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 53.9% in 1994.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.5% in 2000.
- How does Eritrea rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
- Eritrea ranks 21st out of 175 countries with data for 2022.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release